[Patentpractice] Fwd: USPTO to assess statutory penalties for false assertions or certifications of small and micro entity status

Thu Jun 12 13:59:42 UTC 2025

This is an interesting development. I am curious as to the mechanism to be
used when "the USPTO makes a preliminary determination" about the improper
payment. I suppose for micro entity, a cross check of an inventor's name
could be done, but what would they do for small entities?

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The USPTO will begin implementing statutory penalties for falsely made
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USPTO to assess statutory penalties for false assertions or certifications
of small and micro entity status

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin implementing
statutory penalties for falsely made assertions or certifications of small
and micro entity status, as part of the USPTO’s continuing efforts to
mitigate threats to the U.S. patent system and to protect that system’s
integrity.

As required by statute, the USPTO will assess a fine of not less than three
times the amount an entity failed to appropriately pay the USPTO when the
entity is found to have falsely made an assertion or certification of small
or micro entity status, unless the entity shows that the assertion or
certification was made in good faith.

The USPTO will begin issuing a combined notice of payment deficiency and
order to show cause as to why a fine should not be assessed when the USPTO
makes a preliminary determination that a pending patent application or
patent contains a false assertion or certification that resulted in the
payment of at least one fee in an unentitled reduced amount. The agency
will issue a subsequent notice to provide a final determination of whether
a fine is being assessed, and the fine amount, based on any timely response
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